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Los Angeles front-line of star players and 12 days of rest to regain the stride the Sparks lost during the final 10 games of the regular season proved too much for the Chicago Sky to overcome in Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals.But the Sky have not lost hope and take a measure of confidence into Game 2 of the best-of-five series Friday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.Candace Parker, the 2008 and 2013 league MVP, and Nneka Ogwumike, this years MVP, combined for 57 points and 19 rebounds in the Sparks 95-75 victory in Game 1. Nineteen of Parkers 30 points came in the first half when Chicago center Imani Boyette was on the bench with foul trouble.Los Angeles coach Brian Agler liked Parkers all-around effort.Its not just her scoring that makes her great, Agler said. When she handles the ball in the middle of the floor theres a lot of positive things that can happen, and shes pretty hard to stop.Ogwumike was honored for her MVP season prior to the game Wednesday and paired with Parker to show how good the Sparks can be when they are firing on all cylinders.Its been nothing but love the last few days, and the break gave us a chance to reset and make find some of the things we were missing at the end of the regular season, Ogwumike said. Its been awesome, and this (win) was a great way to start off our run.The Sky was shorthanded and will remain that way for at least the next few games with Elena Delle Donne, last seasons MVP and this years scoring champion, watching from the bench in street clothes. Delle Donne has been sidelined since Sept. 12 after undergoing thumb surgery but could be a huge factor later in the series.Nneka was the MVP tonight, but so was Candace, Chicago coach Pokey Chatman said. Parkers an MVP-type player, she has played with had a chip on her shoulder all season. Big-time players step up and she did (Wednesday).Chicago had four players in double-figure scoring in Game 1 led by Jamierra Faulkners 13 points off the bench.Los Angeles won all four meetings this season by double-digit margins, including twice in Chicago with Delle Donne in the Sky lineup.Game 3 is set for Sunday afternoon at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill.Paddy McNair Jersey . They were putting most of their energy into a record-setting offensive display. Diogo Dalot Jersey . The FA rejected Wilsheres appeal that the length of his punishment was "clearly excessive" and said Thursday his suspension begins with immediate effect. He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec. http://www.jerseymanchesterunitedsoccer.com/womens-matty-willock-manchester-united-jersey/ .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. We witnessed that when Zack Kassian hit Edmontons Sam Gagner in the face after a missed check. Marcos Rojo Jersey . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers. Blank Manchester United Jersey . After taking two big hits this week -- losing at home and dropping back-to-back games for the first time all season -- Indiana struck back by playing its most complete game of the year.Step aside, LeBron.Team president Pat Riley says Hall of Fame inductee Shaquille ONeal stands as the most significant prize the?Miami Heat?have landed during his 21-year tenure with the team.?Ill say this, and I mean this, Riley told the South Florida Sun Sentinel recently. Shaqs acquisition was bigger than any acquisition that we ever made, including the Big Three.Alonzo Mourning arrived in Miami with Riley in 1995 and helped redirect the fortunes of a floundering expansion franchise.A generation passed before the Heat played in four straight NBA Finals from 2011 to 2014 with the superteam of?LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, winning two titles.But it was ONeal -- not James, not Bosh, not Wade, not Mourning -- who gave the Heat the biggest piece of the puzzle, Riley said.Zo was big, but getting Shaquille changedd everything for our franchise, Riley said, according to the Sun Sentinel.ddddddddddddONeal came to the Heat in a July 2004 trade that sent Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, Brian Grant and a first-round draft pick to the?Los Angeles Lakers.?ONeal and Wade went on to lead Miami on a short-lived run in which they captured the 2006 NBA Finals in six games over the?Dallas Mavericks.ONeal, along with Allen Iverson, highlights a 10-member class that will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday in Springfield, Massachusetts.The seminal moment to really make us really, really legitimate, Riley said of the ONeal deal. He turned?our franchise around. He gave us real legitimacy. ' ' '